Manicuring appliance



DeC- 22, 1931- H. BRUNINGHAUS MANICURING' APPLIANCE Filed March 5, 1931 Patented Dec. 22, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT olumn HUGO BRUNINGHAUS, OF FREMONT, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE HENKEL-CLAUSS COM- PANYLOF FREMONT, OHIO i l MANICURING APPLIANCE Application filed March 5, 1931. Serial No. 520,198.

My invention pertains to a manicuring appliance and more particularly to an article of the character named which possesses a plurality of cooperating features. While a plurality of distinct manicuring implements are included, some of which are adapted for individual use, it is believed that pairs of the implements have their functions complementarily successive instead of having their intended performances counteracting. Other pairs of features cooperate both structurally and functionally.

The object of my invention has been to design an appliance which would compactly, conveniently, economically, attractively and comfortably combine a plurality of manicuring implements. For realization of the comprehensive object just declared, my origination in this art, which is known to have become highly developed, includes; a hollow handle, the walls of which are impervious to moisture so as to be adapted toi contain a liquid nail polish, one manicuring implement attached to one end of the handle, one manicuring implement attached to the side of the handle, an hermetical closure for the other open end of the handle and a pair of mani-l curing implements carried by opposite sides of the closure and one of which is adapted for useful insertion into the handle when the closure is in its functionating attached sealing position. Optionally, the relative location of some of the implements may be varied or one implement (for instance, a nail file) may be hingedly attached to the closed end of the handle so as to be adapted to be swung into a sheath provided in the handle.

It is to be realized that the scope of my invention comprehends many equivalent constructions. The showing of the drawings and the particular description are merely specific exemplifications of a plurality of mechanical embodiments and arrangements.

A dverting to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view illustrating the preferred form of my invention.

Figure 2 is a view of the form shown in Figure 1 with certain parts in alternative position.

The preferred exempliication of my invention, because embracing the most features, comprises a supporting member 1, which will exercise the auxiliary function of a handle. The member 1 is provided with abore 2 open at one end andintended to contain a liquid nail polish. The member 1 1n cheap embodiments of my invention `may be of wood made impervious'to moisture or he walls of the bore may be supplied with Y a coating effective as a seal for the polishing liquid; Better marketed forms of my invention may have the handle 1 composed of balrelite, or some other material suitable to color ornamentation. On one side the member 1 is fashioned with a lateral slot 3y extending'along mostvof its length and intended alternately to serve as a sheath for occupancy bv a nail file 4 having its one end hingedly attached at 5.

That side of the member 1, which is opposite to theside in which the slot 3 is formed, carries a skin covered buffer pad 6. A closure is provided with screw threads 8 adapted for cooperationv with complemen- M tary screw threads interiorly around the mouth of the bore 2. When the closure 7 is in its attached. position, as shown in Figure 1, it effects a hcrmetical seal. Projecting beyond the threads 8 on the closure is an extension carrying a small brush 9 at its eXtremity.` The brush is to be immersed in the for the convenience of an owner carrying it in a vanity bag. Manifestly, it is a convenience to have eliminated the necessity of seeking four manicuring instruments from amongst t-he miscellaneous articles commonly collected in a vanity bag. It is to be understood that the size or shape of the implelioo ments of my appliance may be varied to suit future preferences. I furthermore record my realization that cuticle pushers made of Wood cannot have the durability expected from some harder molded material. The bore or cavity 2 might be enlarged at its open end either to increase its size or to lend a distinctive or ornamental feature.

I claim:

1. In an article of the character described,

the combination of a handle fashioned with a cavity the Walls of Which are impervious to moisture, a manicuring implement carried by one end of said handle and a detachable closure for said cavity and carrying a brush adapted for positioning in said cavity When said closure is in its functionating p0- sitiOn.

2. In an article of thecharacter described,

the combination of a handle fashionedvvith a cavity the Walls'of which are impervious to moisture, a detachable closure for said cavity and a pair of implements attached to the inner and outer sides respectively of said closure.

3. In an article of the character described, the combination of a molded receptacle impervious to moisture and adapted to serve as Y a handle, a Water-tight closure for one end of said receptacle, a brush connected to the inside of said closure and manicuring implements attached to the outside of said closure andto the other end of said receptacle respectively.

4. In an article of the character described,

ythe combination of a receptacle impervious to moisture and adapted to serve as a handle,

a Water-tight closure for said receptacle, a

brush connected to the inside of said closure and diiering manicuringimplements attached to the outside of said closure to thc other end and to one side of said receptacle respectively.

Signed by me, this 25th day of February,

HUGO lBRUNINGIFIAUS` 

